Overview
You will work in close liaison with students, staff, and external organisations to safeguard students and support them in achieving their full potential by offering holistic support, which is tailored to their needs.
Responsibilities
* Provide safeguarding support with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with a wide range of customers, with proven experience of working in a safeguarding capacity with young people and knowledge of safeguarding legislation and practices in education.
* Deliver student workshops or tutorials to a diverse range of students and conduct interviews, reviews, risk assessments and support plans.
* Lead on safeguarding cases and work with the local authority on child in need and child protection plans, using effective strategies to re-engage learners who are disengaged or disaffected to prevent dropping out of education.
* Utilise strong IT skills to market and record all service provision and demonstrate an understanding of post-16 education services and transitions from pre to post-16 education.
Qualifications and experience
* A Level 4 IAG qualification or another appropriate area (Youth & Community, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Health & Social Care) is desirable.
Benefits
The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year, plus an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave. There is an excellent pension scheme (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities, professional development and training, and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Benefits are pro-rated for part-time staff.
Requirements and due diligence
Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Equality and inclusion
As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
About South Thames Colleges Group
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. It is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and aims to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.
Closing
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.
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